Once again, I think it's worth reiterating that the fantastic thing about Annie Sloan's Chalk Paints is that they can be successfully painted STRAIGHT ON to things such as metal, glass, wood, melamine, and varnish.......

Like this:

And produce long-lasting results like this:

Say goodbye to that sandpaper.

Oh, and the primer too.

The first thing we learnt about what makes Annie Sloan's paints different,

is that you can use them to create the texture.

Wouldn't it be great to learn how to produce something like this,

which looks as though it's come straight from a French Chateau?

You want to know how to do it right now?

Oh, go on then!!!!

You get this effect by painting the FIRST COAT of paint in all directions, and by loading your brush with more paint than usual. Doing this will help to create the impression of layers and layers of paint that have accumulated over years, when combined with the following steps.

It doesn't have to be perfect.

In fact, it SHOULDN'T be perfect!!

{Was there ever a better instruction?}

Blobs and are good.

Then for the second coat, paint in the usual backwards-forwards fashion with another layer of paint, which should be of 'normal' thickness

{if the paint seems a little thin, it's easy to water down slightly if necessary}.

Step three is to sand gently (or firmly for a more distressed look)

so that the top coat is rubbed back in places to the first coat.

By sanding all over with the same pressure,

this will happen naturally in bumps and ridges that

you created with the first coat of paint.

If there are other specific areas that you'd like rubbing back

(for example, corners, or any areas that would receive knocks and scrapes),

Sarah,Girl, you crack me up too! You make it sound so easy! Can't wait for the next lesson! I just found a shop here in Nashville that is going to be selling her paint! Can't wait to get some and try it out!Rebecca

I've just ordered my sample chart and can't wait to receive it and make some color choices. Do you know what colors were used on the example piece? It looks like some gold was layered in -- was that with wax? It's just the look I want with an armoire and secretary I'm going to be painting. Thank you for doing this -- not all of us are lucky enough to have classes available to us.

Oh lucky you, Annie's course's sound wonderful, so thank you Sarah for sharing this with us, I am so enjoying it :). I love this painting effect, when I went to the little french shop I was watching the owner paint a little chair and I wondered why she was scrubbing the paint on, unlike how we are told to paint furniture in one direction etc.. I understand now,.. sorry a bit of an essay :) x

This is so cool : )Now I see that theparty is this Friday,not last Friday! I'lllook forward to swingingby. It's 99 degrees heretoday and more this week,so my project will have towait....But I will love theinspiration I'm sure togarner from your otherreaders!!xx Suzanne

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